Evaluating the National Rollout of a Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management Intervention: Qualitative Interview Study With Local National Health Service Leads Responsible for Implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 4.5 million people live with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the United Kingdom. Evidence shows that structured education programs can improve glycemic control and reduce the risk of complications from T2DM, but they have low attendance rates. To widen access to T2DM structured education, National Health Service England commissioned a national rollout of Healthy Living, a digital self-management program.

Objective

The objectives were to understand the barriers and enablers to adopting, implementing, and integrating Healthy Living into existing T2DM care pathways across England.

Methods

We undertook a cross-sectional, qualitative telephone semistructured interview study to address the objectives. In total, 17 local National Health Service le

SUBMITTER: Brunton L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11464934 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature